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Student Shares Pics From Art Book In His Former Christian College And The Censorship Is Beyond Ridiculous

Student Shares Pics From Art Book In His Former Christian College And The Censorship Is Beyond Ridiculous

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Art students at Pensacola Christian College are, according to the college’s website, “equipped to share Christ through the visual arts, music, or dramatic performance.”  Fair enough. A rather niche area of study, but each to their own, right?

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Art history features prominently in the curriculum, as students are encouraged to gain a biblically supported understanding of the arts. What a wondrous world awaits the student! Feasting on the fruits of human imagination since the dawn of time, they will learn all about the life and times of some true icons of mankind, from Michelangelo and Da Vinci to Van Gogh, Picasso and Dali. Talk about putting the fun back into fundamentalist Christian schooling!

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However, not is all as it seems. Denial of history is a common tactic among the more hardcore religiously-minded, and while it’s not exactly the Taliban blowing up ancient statues of Buddha in Afghanistan, feeling the need to censor the slightest hint of cleavage on the Mona Lisa is sensitivity bordering on the extreme.

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How are students supposed to learn the history of art when the realities of the times are fastidiously covered up? Someone, somewhere, had the onerous task of ‘clothing’ an entire textbook’s worth of iconic figures deemed too ‘risque’ by the prudish art department, with classical genitals, boobs and bums crudely drawn over in black marker.

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The results are sad for the students, whose worldview is tragically limited by the religious police, but quite hilarious for us, as we see the lengths that some Christians will go to maintain their ideological ‘purity.’

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Pensacola Christian College is located in Pensacola, Florida and was founded in 1974. Their goal is to “train young men and women in higher education for a life of service to Jesus Christ,” and to “promote the cause of Christ by providing a distinctively Christian-traditional, liberal arts education that develops students spiritually, intellectually, morally, culturally, and socially.”

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The school is free to teach as it chooses, but what do you think about this kind of censorship? What do you think that sheltering students from reality like this, hopes to achieve? Let us know what you think in the comments!

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    Ksenia M
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, Mona Lisa aside, they've censored parts of the Sistine's Chapel. Which is in Vatican. So... Vatican is not religious enough? I'm so confused.

    Sean Merchant
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in the area and have spoken with some PCC students. Many believe that Catholics are going to hell for not following their brand of Christianity.

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    Pascal Oudot
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am french, so youy can undestand what "La Joconde" means to me. Acquired by François 1er, five centuries ago. Doing that is... it is not stupid, it is delirious. Teaching the history of arts and denying nudity is so american. I must laugh. Do you know "L'origine du monde " in the Musée d'Orsay ?

    Mewton’s Third Paw
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don’t let these Americans tell you it isn’t “so American.” This psychotic level of Christianity is purely an American thing. I’m very American. I’ve seen this kind of thing my whole life.

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    Rose the Cook
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If God created the human body why do they have to cover it up?

    Cassie
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nowhere does the Bible say "Thou shalt not behold a penis" or "Thou shalt avert thine eyes from the hint of cleavage". Good grief. Many of these images are literally religious images from religious sources. Where do these people get these bizarre ideas?

    Tahani
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to live in Saudi Arabia for 3 years and ALL artbooks, magazines and media was censored like that. Even movies had kissing scenes edited out of them...

    Tahani
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also on a cover of a book use some nail polish remover to get rid of the most of it. Inside books you can do the same but you need to use a q-tip and work very genly... You can't really use that on magazines though...

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    Noez 🇸🇪
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a whole new level of absurd, pathetic, sad, and everything in between. They actually violated art history.

    DP von Icecream
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is an unfortunately ignorant & utter moronic trait. In every country with NO state & church separation, this utter idiotic behavior exists. The USA is the ONLY country of all the western civilizations which still has a mind blowing high amount of religious people (approx 70%!!!! are christian). Various studies have shown there is a direct link between religion & IQ level, probably the reason the average USA IQ ranks as 1 of the lowest in comparison to other average IQ's of similar western culture countries. When you think of it: 90% of all the people in China are atheists......................!!! (edit: some grammar mistakes)

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    Xoxo
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Odd that they censored religious art commissioned by the church/pope. I wonder why they decided to oppose the pope. I was always led to believe that religious people had respect for all things of history like the Bible and all tangible ties to the beginnings of their belief system (i.e. the shroud of Turin, spear of destiny, Gutenberg Bible, and scriptures rescued from various perils). Why is the Mona Lisa considered offensive? I just don't understand.

    Mewton’s Third Paw
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not in America. Jesus wrote the constitution and nudity is why we have hurricanes here, according to these crazy people. Religion here is off the rails nuts.

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    Guild N. Stern
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a christian who went to bible college and took fine arts there, this is not normal.

    Kaisu
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the stupidest f*****g thing I've ever seen

    Kelly Grace
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm legit laughing at these pics. These black shorts are f*****g hilarious!!

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    Tiari
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry, but this has nothing to do with „christian“, this is all „American“.

    Jace
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And Saudi Arabian, apparently. The Bible thumping conservatives would love if the USA was a theocracy, but Christian of course. Same f*****g stupidity, though.

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    Lightning
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    5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have met my fair share of ignorant atheists, agnostics, and religious people. I'm Christian myself and think this censorship or parents "guarding" their children from sex ed is absolutely ridiculous. They're harming their kids, not protecting them. Christians are supposed to be open minded but some people are too busy bible thumping I guess.

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    Monika Soffronow
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have said it before and I will say it again: Human beings are at their most dangerous when they believe they are the sole owners of The Truth and they have decided to make the world a better place. Their so-called `truth` may be any religious conviction or a political philosophy taken to the extreme. This particular censorship at a religious college is also an oxymoron since if they do believe that man was created naked, then how come they also believe that nakedness is bad in itself? However, what makes this totally bewildering for me is how on earth is this even allowed in a developed country in the twenty-first century. Why do people send their children there? Education and indoctrination can never be the same thing.

    Full Name
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    I find this censorship less offensive than what goes on at North American universities all the time where any and all opinions not on the left get silenced, sometimes by outright violence. So much for schools being a place to expand your mind. At least these weirdos let you see that the painting itself exists.

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    Jace
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because of “religious freedom”. It is literally a founding feature of the USA and that means that religion very very often gets a pass when it definitely should NOT.

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    Ula
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is sick, someone has an issue with human body and wants others to have as well

    Lizzie the Crayon
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok, WHAT?! That is NOT right. It is part of history, and some of these I KNOW dont show anything. As an animator this is...just...garrrrr

    Ryo Bakura
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Graduate Pensacola Christian College, and you'll be welcomed into the Westboro Baptist Church as if you're family.

    DP von Icecream
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The really sad thing is that this American censorship is hitting us WORLDWIDE due to American tech companies shoving their censorship-standards down the throats of a worldwide audience. Even this famous/award winning/iconic Vietnam photograph was taken down from Facebook because of a nudity violation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phan_Thi_Kim_Phuc Another very sad consequence = this American-censorship-trait will unfortunately shape a large part of social media users. As many of them are utterly addicted to to their mobile phones & will simply "influenced away" from what is perceived as normal in the country they are actually living in.

    Jonathan Kantor
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Creation of Adam is at the friggin Vatican's Sistine Chapel, but it needs to be censored from Christians? How does that make sense???

    Mary McConnell
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Evangelical Christian and Catholic are VERY different. Both look down on the other as not being "true".

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    Grumble O'Pug
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We used to get magazines in Saudi and they did the same thing. Plus after Michaelangelo's death they painted pants on the naked people in the Sistine Chapel. The hypocrisy is so vast, it's hard to comprehend.

    Ashley McMath
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grew up Armenian orthodox, shifted to devout Christian, never went to public school, and graduated from a Mennonite high school. The stories I could tell. They do not exorcise logic. The Bible is usually a means of control. You will not be able to make sense of this.

    Christina Sersif
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lot of artists use nudity as a way to express purity or innocence and by clothing them defeats the whole purpose of the art. Do they think the kids will never leave their little box life and see real art? You are setting up people for more harm than good by censoring everything

    Ms Phit
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apart from the ridiculous censorship Eyewitness books aren't textbooks! What a poor excuse for an art history class...

    Aunt Messy
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It might make some sense to use them in Grades 3 or 4...but college level? They’re setting idiots loose on the world.

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    THEPS
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a waste of time, sitting around and drawing black shorts on naked babies and people in thousands of books. I hope they don't think they are going to be rewarded for that in the after life because they aren't !!

    Beeps
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This happens right here in the UK, too, but most people don't even know. This is what textbooks used by the Exclusive or Plymouth Brethren look like (they have their own schools all over the globe, the organisation behind those schools is called ‘Focus’.) Not only do they censor pictures, but ‘bad’ words, too. It’s all done by hand by one designated parent with a big black marker. All you need to do here is register as a faith school and all of a sudden you get away with almost anything.

    Jace
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m sorry your country has the same stupidity as mine when it comes to religion.

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    Aurelia Grey
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sister Wendy Beckett was a powerhouse about art history, she hosted a program on the BBC in the 1990's about it. She'd cry if she saw this.

    Michèle Gyselinck
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those prudes are ridiculously stupid. If they can't handle pictures of nude characters they shouldn't teach fine arts. AT ALL. I would never go to such places to learn about Art History.

    Liz Mosby
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is an effing SHARPIE drawing on the pages.. I doubt it's the actual book. If it is, that's not all Christians, a lot of nudity in paintings are in churches all over the world. This isn't a Christian thing, it's an idiot with a marker thing.

    MidgetDogg
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tooooo funny!!! I used to do nude figure modeling and the Catholic college was one of the best gigs.

    Aaron Cris
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Meanwhile, Many women of a certain religion are "censored" from head to toe every day.

    DP von Icecream
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is a rare thing that I actually agree with @mewton's, as I find her way of toxic dialogue on BP highly undesirable. But in this case it is unfortunately completely correct. If you look at both they are both sides of the same coin. The only difference is that some Islam-countries go a bit "further" than that :-/ It might also have begun over there with covering up a bunch of boobies.........

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    Baccar Wozat
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not just confined to the classical arts-- I got some comic books from my religious uncle and he had defaced them by inking over the girls' legs and cleavage. Wasn't even HIS comics originally, he had roomed with another of my uncles who was more sensible.

    Malakai
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ahhh, good ol' northwest f*ckin' Florida. The Bible Belt's lost buckle

    Geoff Smith
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm skeptical. How do we know that this is true? Look at the number of responses--and their too-good-to-check tone. It may be true--I'm not crazy about Christian fundamentalism--but I'm not taking this at face value.

    Amazon QT
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have to laugh at all those. To cencor Art or painting like these is truly hilarious too me. They might as well just not put the photos in the book.

    Rui Alexandre
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This smells fishy - they missed an obvious female nipple in the Bacchus and Ariadne painting (incidentally, Crash Test Dummies did not, when they used this painting on the cover of their second album).

    shiela tamado
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This.is.beyond.ridiculous. Ridiculous because they used black marker, should be pink!

    Pseudo Puppy
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just have this image in my mind, of all these sleazy old folks, drooling over the text books as they colour over the 'naughty bits'..... "oooooh.... there you go Ms Lisa... cover up that cleavage... that .... naughty.... naughty.... naughty... sigh.... cleavage..... naughty... tee-hee-hee.... naughty...". Oh the outright hypocrisy of those doing the censoring!!!

    Kurtz Frausun
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's 7:30 in the morning where I'm at. And I've already read the dumbest thing I've seen all week.

    Periwinkle Moonbiscuit
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the problem with religion no matter what you practice/believe. How do you justify taking the words of long-since dead men, which were written thousands of years ago, at face value! How can you not question the source?! Most people can't even agree on things that happened a few days ago but you're going to take the words written in a book that has been translated into every language to mean the same thing....across the board....as if there could never be mistakes? C'mon that's just crazy!! Humans don't work like that--Then somehow you get to twist those words any time to fit whatever narrative suits you or an agenda? NO F**k that! And then using Sharpie on a book to censor art is okay? Where does it stop?

    Grace Koncsics
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    God created the human body in his image so they cover it up? :P oh dear. glad my Christian college doesn't do that!

    Reginald Joseph
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These people are what is wrong with the world. Sick, perverted, sick.

    Lit
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone had to have sat down and have used a sharpie over the sexual organs.

    Lasse
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I find censorship utterly ridiculous. Does anybody know why Bored Panda censor swear words?

    Rosie Hamilton
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vast age range on here so they are probably thinking of the younger readers and commenters. Though they'll have seen/heard/said them elsewhere so it seems a tad pointless.

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    THEPS
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    God created the human body. Why would he create something shameful ? He wouldn't. Adam and Eve walked around butt a*s naked until they sinned.

    Michele Trautlein
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So they are ashamed of what the Lord gave them? Does that mean they are ashamed of the Lord? What if they get to heaven and everyone is dressed as God intended, a'natural?

    Elizabeth Grant-muller
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In terms of art history, many original artists continually strove to evolve boldly and creatively, (e.g.Renaissance and onwards), but in the end, it is all about how "Art" is actually used, and for what purpose. To censor something like the above appears artistically insulting but, at the same time, much of the purpose of imagery was a form of propaganda clearly directed at illiterates and then the generally indoctrinated in the first place. Why, in these times, are we still so naive?

    Myriam Ickx
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You might be interested to learn that, although Michelangelo covered the Sistine Chapel with nude figures, lots of veils were added later by order of various popes, up and until Pius XI in the XXth century. Actually, Michelangelo's real artwork was only discovered during the great restoration which took place between 1981 and 1992. This shows that some Catholics are/were no better than any of those bizarre cults mentioned below...

    Steve Cruz
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    RELIGIOUS SUPERSTITION is for imbeciles. OR SHAME on these artists for baring what "god" created.

    Leo H
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And would we balk if they did the same thing at a muslim school

    ForkNBeans
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The most un-scholarly, ignorant act of stupidity ever. It is frightening that so many of this brainless ilk ARE responsible for deciding school curriculum. Especially in the dreaded South.

    Glynis Lailann
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What I don't understand about censorship is that the human body was supposed to have been made in the image of God. Does that mean that God is not to be seen or looked at?

    William Tibbetts
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn't true and should be taken down. The student bought a used book from another student who drew the cover ups as a joke.

    Allen John
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Censorship in schoolbooks in the middle east - GCC countries is even worse

    MagicalUnicorn
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that's ridiculous, anybody college age saw naked body once or twice :D

    Berry Muhl
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "The same people" aren't "making the laws in the USA." That's why *all* books aren't censored like that.

    Jessica Trosper
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This post is discriminating Christians and the beliefs they have. "But quote hilarious for us, as we see the length that some Christians will go to maintain their ideological 'purity.' But if it were against Muslims or Catholic beliefs everyone would be raging. Is there something wrong with a person who wishes to save themselves for marriage? NO. I believe a person in college should be mature enough to see the art. Christians highly discourage premarital sex. They also don't want that subject to be thought of. This might be the reasoning behind the censored material... type of art

    Lulik
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It reminds me of the latest situation in Poland, where the director of the National Museum in Warsaw removed works of Natala L.L and Katarzyna Kozyra (which works are an example of polish critical art of 70' and '80s) because "they were demoralizing kids and youth". And the funniest ist fact, that he did it the day before The Day of Free Art... Unfortunately, it isn't the first act of censoring polish culture and art since PiS won elections...

    Slune
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Clerical incest can't be just blacked out! Not that easy like harmless pieces of art

    Peter Kovak
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You know, there are out there all kinds of uneducated people or educated idiots who are confused between nudity, art and pornography. They still live in the Victorian period and want to wipe out more than two thousand years of art because some so-called "pudic" approach to beauty and to nature. Don't let them destroy the human art heritage!

    Shazal Ibn Mushtaq
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't see any problem. People have the right to do and believe in anything they want as lons as it is not being forced. That was a Christian College. If you disagree, go to some other college.

    Paul Corneille
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ignorance is without limits, reading this in 2019 is just disgusting.

    Heather Dunbar
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pensacola Christian College is a school to avoid like the plague then. Extreme censorship inhibits human learning. Colleges exist to teach and expand students' experiences and knowledge of the world around them. This one, serves only to curtail it. Such extremism should be be banned by legislation.

    Magpie
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Censorship is horrible. BADLY DONE censorship is ..... words fail me. And these people claim to be able to teach art???

    Chris Miilu
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    California chiming in. The DeYoung does not have defaced/censored paintings. I don't remember art books censored in my H.S. library, and I am old. This might be a regional thing, certain States, or local venues. Hard to believe legislatures would condone this level of ignorance, except maybe in Texas where their textbooks, sold all over the country, omit any reference to Evolution. This might have changed since my daughter was in school. She went to a French school in S.F.; the school was required to buy American books and to pass tests based on those. The school covered the English two afternoons/week. The kids aced their English tests. When my daughter started UC, she coasted through some classes where the subject matter had been covered in 7th and 8th grade classes. The school's books and curriculum came from France where youngsters prepared for their Bacs before leaving grammar school. Germany is the same. Countries track non-academically qualified into tech schools.

    Nikki D
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So apparently even fig leaves are too risque! I'm suprised they didn't put them all in burkas if they are so offended by the human body.

    A Rey
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just for the record - Pensacola is an ultra-conservative and legalistic Christian college. I went to a Christian university (SBC affiliated) for undergrad, and though they were fairly conservative it was nothing compared to schools like Pensacola. Though "baptist" in that they believe in believer's baptism (as opposed to infant baptism) they are in no way related to the SBC nor the majority of baptist churches you've probably seen. For a similar comparison their flavor of Christianity would be comparable to ultra-orthodox Jews and Muslims and their guidelines for modesty.

    Anna Repp
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder what they do about St. Agatha... She's always depicted with her breasts cut off and served on a plate... Censoring that would be defeating the entire purpose of painting her.

    R.s. Potter
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So black basketball shorts are the garb of classical European art? 😅

    Lynn Cai
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The folks at PCC one time tried to recruit me for their music program by sending a promo card in the mail. Googled them up, and noped out immediately. Went to audition at another school instead.

    Freya the Wanderer
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Forbidden fruits are the sweetest. By painfully obviously censoring paintings, those creeps are merely inflaming curiosity about the originals - and about the human body. Is this where William Barr got his start?

    Twenty øne doggos
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is art! They are covering up art! Anybody can draw a glove, but it's harder to draw a hand. When artists do this, they are showing off their skill!

    Matt
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Censorship has nothing to do with god and everything to do with fear mongering, control and trying in vain to separate human beings from the animal kingdom

    RU Sirius
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, its like look at these lovely curves of necks and elbows but no tits or genitals? Why does this book even exist? Why approving of Art at all if you are ashamed of the fundamentals of it?

    Ivor Presents
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am not for censorship, yet there is a point where even fine art might be indecent, on purpose. Goya and Carvaggio painted provocative canvases.

    Adam Francis
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it such a bad thing that people do this? Most of us Christians wouldn't give a second thought to paintings like this in their original form. But for some this is just a way of life. What does God really think about this? I think that he views these beliefs as a way these people want to love God and he's ok with that. But I don't think he demands that from everyone. I think he wants those people to live by the rules they've made to love him. For others we make different rules that God views the same way. He holds us to the rules we make for ourselves that are glorifying to Him.

    Richard Wareham
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not too sure all is quite as drastic as it seems. There are smaller rectangular (black tape?) marks under some of the crude felt tip covering up. Was that put in later to make a point? The smaller marks are bad enough and I condemn any form of censorship, be it small or crude felt tip pen splodges and the College should be heavily criticised and made to change.

    Mewton’s Third Paw
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then how is it not as drastic as it seems if it’s condemnable censorship? Stop making excuses.

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    Just a Purpler
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What? Surely that's just someone who drew over everything with a sharpie? XD

    Tor Rolf Strøm
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, as opposed to Bored Panda who censors.. uhm, the exact same stuff.

    Jace
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Almost. Bored Panda wouldn’t censor classical art. It does censor non-art nudity and “bad words”.

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    Lvisman96
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    5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It all has to do with 'unpure' thought...the times have changed since these works of art were painted, culminating in the Victorian era, and repeated in the 1950s....some religions take the 'unpure' thoughts to a new level...look at the Muslim religion...everyone is up in arms about this church's approach, yet gladly 'accept' that women must cover up *even their HAIR !* , in the Muslim religion, lest it provide *temptation* to men. That's what I find unacceptable...*accept* all religions interpretations, or none. Don't pick and choose because one is the religion of the day.

    Jace
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone? No. I’m not accepting of the control of women, nor do I accept any religion. Dude, there’s no protection of Islam. There is protection of Muslims who are being persecuted for being Muslim. There’s a big-a*s difference between promoting a religion and defending people’s right to practice it. Persecution over religious choice is illegal in the USA. Religious freedom is literally a founding feature of the country. The problem is that the nutbag conservative xtians think that the only acceptable religion is their own. They would turn the USA into a theocracy if they could.

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    Petra Christovová
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, better covering over the paintings than the real people as some other religion I won´t name.

    Mewton’s Third Paw
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s difficult to understand s****y points. That’s why I asked you a question to clarify. But you were too butthurt even for that.

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    Full Name
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    5 years ago

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    I find it interesting that almost all the commenters on here are really irate about this censorship, yet show only a small fraction of that same incredulousness when it comes to the constant silencing/censoring of (un-extreme) viewpoints at mainstream universities all over North America. I don't see any difference.

    Felix Feline
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    5 years ago

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    I call shenanigans! That book is sold at elementary school book sales everywhere, including public schools, and the pictures are not censored. Someone just took a black marker to this book to make a point.

    Mewton’s Third Paw
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don’t lie when the evidence of your lie is still available for people to see. You straight up thought that the person who was against the school did this to make a point, not that the school itself did it. You can admit to being wrong or confused, it makes you seem smarter than holding on to an obvious lie.

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    Ksenia M
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, Mona Lisa aside, they've censored parts of the Sistine's Chapel. Which is in Vatican. So... Vatican is not religious enough? I'm so confused.

    Sean Merchant
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in the area and have spoken with some PCC students. Many believe that Catholics are going to hell for not following their brand of Christianity.

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    Pascal Oudot
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am french, so youy can undestand what "La Joconde" means to me. Acquired by François 1er, five centuries ago. Doing that is... it is not stupid, it is delirious. Teaching the history of arts and denying nudity is so american. I must laugh. Do you know "L'origine du monde " in the Musée d'Orsay ?

    Mewton’s Third Paw
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    5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don’t let these Americans tell you it isn’t “so American.” This psychotic level of Christianity is purely an American thing. I’m very American. I’ve seen this kind of thing my whole life.

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    Rose the Cook
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If God created the human body why do they have to cover it up?

    Cassie
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nowhere does the Bible say "Thou shalt not behold a penis" or "Thou shalt avert thine eyes from the hint of cleavage". Good grief. Many of these images are literally religious images from religious sources. Where do these people get these bizarre ideas?

    Tahani
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to live in Saudi Arabia for 3 years and ALL artbooks, magazines and media was censored like that. Even movies had kissing scenes edited out of them...

    Tahani
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also on a cover of a book use some nail polish remover to get rid of the most of it. Inside books you can do the same but you need to use a q-tip and work very genly... You can't really use that on magazines though...

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    Noez 🇸🇪
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a whole new level of absurd, pathetic, sad, and everything in between. They actually violated art history.

    DP von Icecream
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    5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is an unfortunately ignorant & utter moronic trait. In every country with NO state & church separation, this utter idiotic behavior exists. The USA is the ONLY country of all the western civilizations which still has a mind blowing high amount of religious people (approx 70%!!!! are christian). Various studies have shown there is a direct link between religion & IQ level, probably the reason the average USA IQ ranks as 1 of the lowest in comparison to other average IQ's of similar western culture countries. When you think of it: 90% of all the people in China are atheists......................!!! (edit: some grammar mistakes)

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    Xoxo
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Odd that they censored religious art commissioned by the church/pope. I wonder why they decided to oppose the pope. I was always led to believe that religious people had respect for all things of history like the Bible and all tangible ties to the beginnings of their belief system (i.e. the shroud of Turin, spear of destiny, Gutenberg Bible, and scriptures rescued from various perils). Why is the Mona Lisa considered offensive? I just don't understand.

    Mewton’s Third Paw
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not in America. Jesus wrote the constitution and nudity is why we have hurricanes here, according to these crazy people. Religion here is off the rails nuts.

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    Guild N. Stern
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a christian who went to bible college and took fine arts there, this is not normal.

    Kaisu
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the stupidest f*****g thing I've ever seen

    Kelly Grace
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm legit laughing at these pics. These black shorts are f*****g hilarious!!

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    Tiari
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry, but this has nothing to do with „christian“, this is all „American“.

    Jace
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And Saudi Arabian, apparently. The Bible thumping conservatives would love if the USA was a theocracy, but Christian of course. Same f*****g stupidity, though.

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    Lightning
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    5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have met my fair share of ignorant atheists, agnostics, and religious people. I'm Christian myself and think this censorship or parents "guarding" their children from sex ed is absolutely ridiculous. They're harming their kids, not protecting them. Christians are supposed to be open minded but some people are too busy bible thumping I guess.

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    Monika Soffronow
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have said it before and I will say it again: Human beings are at their most dangerous when they believe they are the sole owners of The Truth and they have decided to make the world a better place. Their so-called `truth` may be any religious conviction or a political philosophy taken to the extreme. This particular censorship at a religious college is also an oxymoron since if they do believe that man was created naked, then how come they also believe that nakedness is bad in itself? However, what makes this totally bewildering for me is how on earth is this even allowed in a developed country in the twenty-first century. Why do people send their children there? Education and indoctrination can never be the same thing.

    Full Name
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    I find this censorship less offensive than what goes on at North American universities all the time where any and all opinions not on the left get silenced, sometimes by outright violence. So much for schools being a place to expand your mind. At least these weirdos let you see that the painting itself exists.

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    Jace
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because of “religious freedom”. It is literally a founding feature of the USA and that means that religion very very often gets a pass when it definitely should NOT.

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    Ula
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is sick, someone has an issue with human body and wants others to have as well

    Lizzie the Crayon
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok, WHAT?! That is NOT right. It is part of history, and some of these I KNOW dont show anything. As an animator this is...just...garrrrr

    Ryo Bakura
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Graduate Pensacola Christian College, and you'll be welcomed into the Westboro Baptist Church as if you're family.

    DP von Icecream
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    5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The really sad thing is that this American censorship is hitting us WORLDWIDE due to American tech companies shoving their censorship-standards down the throats of a worldwide audience. Even this famous/award winning/iconic Vietnam photograph was taken down from Facebook because of a nudity violation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phan_Thi_Kim_Phuc Another very sad consequence = this American-censorship-trait will unfortunately shape a large part of social media users. As many of them are utterly addicted to to their mobile phones & will simply "influenced away" from what is perceived as normal in the country they are actually living in.

    Jonathan Kantor
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    5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Creation of Adam is at the friggin Vatican's Sistine Chapel, but it needs to be censored from Christians? How does that make sense???

    Mary McConnell
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Evangelical Christian and Catholic are VERY different. Both look down on the other as not being "true".

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    Grumble O'Pug
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We used to get magazines in Saudi and they did the same thing. Plus after Michaelangelo's death they painted pants on the naked people in the Sistine Chapel. The hypocrisy is so vast, it's hard to comprehend.

    Ashley McMath
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grew up Armenian orthodox, shifted to devout Christian, never went to public school, and graduated from a Mennonite high school. The stories I could tell. They do not exorcise logic. The Bible is usually a means of control. You will not be able to make sense of this.

    Christina Sersif
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    5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lot of artists use nudity as a way to express purity or innocence and by clothing them defeats the whole purpose of the art. Do they think the kids will never leave their little box life and see real art? You are setting up people for more harm than good by censoring everything

    Ms Phit
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apart from the ridiculous censorship Eyewitness books aren't textbooks! What a poor excuse for an art history class...

    Aunt Messy
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It might make some sense to use them in Grades 3 or 4...but college level? They’re setting idiots loose on the world.

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    THEPS
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a waste of time, sitting around and drawing black shorts on naked babies and people in thousands of books. I hope they don't think they are going to be rewarded for that in the after life because they aren't !!

    Beeps
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This happens right here in the UK, too, but most people don't even know. This is what textbooks used by the Exclusive or Plymouth Brethren look like (they have their own schools all over the globe, the organisation behind those schools is called ‘Focus’.) Not only do they censor pictures, but ‘bad’ words, too. It’s all done by hand by one designated parent with a big black marker. All you need to do here is register as a faith school and all of a sudden you get away with almost anything.

    Jace
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m sorry your country has the same stupidity as mine when it comes to religion.

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    Aurelia Grey
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sister Wendy Beckett was a powerhouse about art history, she hosted a program on the BBC in the 1990's about it. She'd cry if she saw this.

    Michèle Gyselinck
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those prudes are ridiculously stupid. If they can't handle pictures of nude characters they shouldn't teach fine arts. AT ALL. I would never go to such places to learn about Art History.

    Liz Mosby
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is an effing SHARPIE drawing on the pages.. I doubt it's the actual book. If it is, that's not all Christians, a lot of nudity in paintings are in churches all over the world. This isn't a Christian thing, it's an idiot with a marker thing.

    MidgetDogg
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tooooo funny!!! I used to do nude figure modeling and the Catholic college was one of the best gigs.

    Aaron Cris
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Meanwhile, Many women of a certain religion are "censored" from head to toe every day.

    DP von Icecream
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is a rare thing that I actually agree with @mewton's, as I find her way of toxic dialogue on BP highly undesirable. But in this case it is unfortunately completely correct. If you look at both they are both sides of the same coin. The only difference is that some Islam-countries go a bit "further" than that :-/ It might also have begun over there with covering up a bunch of boobies.........

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    Baccar Wozat
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not just confined to the classical arts-- I got some comic books from my religious uncle and he had defaced them by inking over the girls' legs and cleavage. Wasn't even HIS comics originally, he had roomed with another of my uncles who was more sensible.

    Malakai
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ahhh, good ol' northwest f*ckin' Florida. The Bible Belt's lost buckle

    Geoff Smith
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm skeptical. How do we know that this is true? Look at the number of responses--and their too-good-to-check tone. It may be true--I'm not crazy about Christian fundamentalism--but I'm not taking this at face value.

    Amazon QT
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have to laugh at all those. To cencor Art or painting like these is truly hilarious too me. They might as well just not put the photos in the book.

    Rui Alexandre
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This smells fishy - they missed an obvious female nipple in the Bacchus and Ariadne painting (incidentally, Crash Test Dummies did not, when they used this painting on the cover of their second album).

    shiela tamado
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This.is.beyond.ridiculous. Ridiculous because they used black marker, should be pink!

    Pseudo Puppy
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just have this image in my mind, of all these sleazy old folks, drooling over the text books as they colour over the 'naughty bits'..... "oooooh.... there you go Ms Lisa... cover up that cleavage... that .... naughty.... naughty.... naughty... sigh.... cleavage..... naughty... tee-hee-hee.... naughty...". Oh the outright hypocrisy of those doing the censoring!!!

    Kurtz Frausun
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's 7:30 in the morning where I'm at. And I've already read the dumbest thing I've seen all week.

    Periwinkle Moonbiscuit
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the problem with religion no matter what you practice/believe. How do you justify taking the words of long-since dead men, which were written thousands of years ago, at face value! How can you not question the source?! Most people can't even agree on things that happened a few days ago but you're going to take the words written in a book that has been translated into every language to mean the same thing....across the board....as if there could never be mistakes? C'mon that's just crazy!! Humans don't work like that--Then somehow you get to twist those words any time to fit whatever narrative suits you or an agenda? NO F**k that! And then using Sharpie on a book to censor art is okay? Where does it stop?

    Grace Koncsics
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    God created the human body in his image so they cover it up? :P oh dear. glad my Christian college doesn't do that!

    Reginald Joseph
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These people are what is wrong with the world. Sick, perverted, sick.

    Lit
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone had to have sat down and have used a sharpie over the sexual organs.

    Lasse
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I find censorship utterly ridiculous. Does anybody know why Bored Panda censor swear words?

    Rosie Hamilton
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vast age range on here so they are probably thinking of the younger readers and commenters. Though they'll have seen/heard/said them elsewhere so it seems a tad pointless.

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    THEPS
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    God created the human body. Why would he create something shameful ? He wouldn't. Adam and Eve walked around butt a*s naked until they sinned.

    Michele Trautlein
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So they are ashamed of what the Lord gave them? Does that mean they are ashamed of the Lord? What if they get to heaven and everyone is dressed as God intended, a'natural?

    Elizabeth Grant-muller
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In terms of art history, many original artists continually strove to evolve boldly and creatively, (e.g.Renaissance and onwards), but in the end, it is all about how "Art" is actually used, and for what purpose. To censor something like the above appears artistically insulting but, at the same time, much of the purpose of imagery was a form of propaganda clearly directed at illiterates and then the generally indoctrinated in the first place. Why, in these times, are we still so naive?

    Myriam Ickx
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You might be interested to learn that, although Michelangelo covered the Sistine Chapel with nude figures, lots of veils were added later by order of various popes, up and until Pius XI in the XXth century. Actually, Michelangelo's real artwork was only discovered during the great restoration which took place between 1981 and 1992. This shows that some Catholics are/were no better than any of those bizarre cults mentioned below...

    Steve Cruz
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    RELIGIOUS SUPERSTITION is for imbeciles. OR SHAME on these artists for baring what "god" created.

    Leo H
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And would we balk if they did the same thing at a muslim school

    ForkNBeans
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The most un-scholarly, ignorant act of stupidity ever. It is frightening that so many of this brainless ilk ARE responsible for deciding school curriculum. Especially in the dreaded South.

    Glynis Lailann
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What I don't understand about censorship is that the human body was supposed to have been made in the image of God. Does that mean that God is not to be seen or looked at?

    William Tibbetts
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn't true and should be taken down. The student bought a used book from another student who drew the cover ups as a joke.

    Allen John
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Censorship in schoolbooks in the middle east - GCC countries is even worse

    MagicalUnicorn
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that's ridiculous, anybody college age saw naked body once or twice :D

    Berry Muhl
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "The same people" aren't "making the laws in the USA." That's why *all* books aren't censored like that.

    Jessica Trosper
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This post is discriminating Christians and the beliefs they have. "But quote hilarious for us, as we see the length that some Christians will go to maintain their ideological 'purity.' But if it were against Muslims or Catholic beliefs everyone would be raging. Is there something wrong with a person who wishes to save themselves for marriage? NO. I believe a person in college should be mature enough to see the art. Christians highly discourage premarital sex. They also don't want that subject to be thought of. This might be the reasoning behind the censored material... type of art

    Lulik
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It reminds me of the latest situation in Poland, where the director of the National Museum in Warsaw removed works of Natala L.L and Katarzyna Kozyra (which works are an example of polish critical art of 70' and '80s) because "they were demoralizing kids and youth". And the funniest ist fact, that he did it the day before The Day of Free Art... Unfortunately, it isn't the first act of censoring polish culture and art since PiS won elections...

    Slune
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Clerical incest can't be just blacked out! Not that easy like harmless pieces of art

    Peter Kovak
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You know, there are out there all kinds of uneducated people or educated idiots who are confused between nudity, art and pornography. They still live in the Victorian period and want to wipe out more than two thousand years of art because some so-called "pudic" approach to beauty and to nature. Don't let them destroy the human art heritage!

    Shazal Ibn Mushtaq
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't see any problem. People have the right to do and believe in anything they want as lons as it is not being forced. That was a Christian College. If you disagree, go to some other college.

    Paul Corneille
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ignorance is without limits, reading this in 2019 is just disgusting.

    Heather Dunbar
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pensacola Christian College is a school to avoid like the plague then. Extreme censorship inhibits human learning. Colleges exist to teach and expand students' experiences and knowledge of the world around them. This one, serves only to curtail it. Such extremism should be be banned by legislation.

    Magpie
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Censorship is horrible. BADLY DONE censorship is ..... words fail me. And these people claim to be able to teach art???

    Chris Miilu
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    California chiming in. The DeYoung does not have defaced/censored paintings. I don't remember art books censored in my H.S. library, and I am old. This might be a regional thing, certain States, or local venues. Hard to believe legislatures would condone this level of ignorance, except maybe in Texas where their textbooks, sold all over the country, omit any reference to Evolution. This might have changed since my daughter was in school. She went to a French school in S.F.; the school was required to buy American books and to pass tests based on those. The school covered the English two afternoons/week. The kids aced their English tests. When my daughter started UC, she coasted through some classes where the subject matter had been covered in 7th and 8th grade classes. The school's books and curriculum came from France where youngsters prepared for their Bacs before leaving grammar school. Germany is the same. Countries track non-academically qualified into tech schools.

    Nikki D
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So apparently even fig leaves are too risque! I'm suprised they didn't put them all in burkas if they are so offended by the human body.

    A Rey
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just for the record - Pensacola is an ultra-conservative and legalistic Christian college. I went to a Christian university (SBC affiliated) for undergrad, and though they were fairly conservative it was nothing compared to schools like Pensacola. Though "baptist" in that they believe in believer's baptism (as opposed to infant baptism) they are in no way related to the SBC nor the majority of baptist churches you've probably seen. For a similar comparison their flavor of Christianity would be comparable to ultra-orthodox Jews and Muslims and their guidelines for modesty.

    Anna Repp
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder what they do about St. Agatha... She's always depicted with her breasts cut off and served on a plate... Censoring that would be defeating the entire purpose of painting her.

    R.s. Potter
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So black basketball shorts are the garb of classical European art? 😅

    Lynn Cai
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The folks at PCC one time tried to recruit me for their music program by sending a promo card in the mail. Googled them up, and noped out immediately. Went to audition at another school instead.

    Freya the Wanderer
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Forbidden fruits are the sweetest. By painfully obviously censoring paintings, those creeps are merely inflaming curiosity about the originals - and about the human body. Is this where William Barr got his start?

    Twenty øne doggos
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is art! They are covering up art! Anybody can draw a glove, but it's harder to draw a hand. When artists do this, they are showing off their skill!

    Matt
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Censorship has nothing to do with god and everything to do with fear mongering, control and trying in vain to separate human beings from the animal kingdom

    RU Sirius
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, its like look at these lovely curves of necks and elbows but no tits or genitals? Why does this book even exist? Why approving of Art at all if you are ashamed of the fundamentals of it?

    Ivor Presents
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am not for censorship, yet there is a point where even fine art might be indecent, on purpose. Goya and Carvaggio painted provocative canvases.

    Adam Francis
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it such a bad thing that people do this? Most of us Christians wouldn't give a second thought to paintings like this in their original form. But for some this is just a way of life. What does God really think about this? I think that he views these beliefs as a way these people want to love God and he's ok with that. But I don't think he demands that from everyone. I think he wants those people to live by the rules they've made to love him. For others we make different rules that God views the same way. He holds us to the rules we make for ourselves that are glorifying to Him.

    Richard Wareham
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not too sure all is quite as drastic as it seems. There are smaller rectangular (black tape?) marks under some of the crude felt tip covering up. Was that put in later to make a point? The smaller marks are bad enough and I condemn any form of censorship, be it small or crude felt tip pen splodges and the College should be heavily criticised and made to change.

    Mewton’s Third Paw
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then how is it not as drastic as it seems if it’s condemnable censorship? Stop making excuses.

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    Just a Purpler
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What? Surely that's just someone who drew over everything with a sharpie? XD

    Tor Rolf Strøm
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, as opposed to Bored Panda who censors.. uhm, the exact same stuff.

    Jace
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Almost. Bored Panda wouldn’t censor classical art. It does censor non-art nudity and “bad words”.

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    Lvisman96
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    5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It all has to do with 'unpure' thought...the times have changed since these works of art were painted, culminating in the Victorian era, and repeated in the 1950s....some religions take the 'unpure' thoughts to a new level...look at the Muslim religion...everyone is up in arms about this church's approach, yet gladly 'accept' that women must cover up *even their HAIR !* , in the Muslim religion, lest it provide *temptation* to men. That's what I find unacceptable...*accept* all religions interpretations, or none. Don't pick and choose because one is the religion of the day.

    Jace
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone? No. I’m not accepting of the control of women, nor do I accept any religion. Dude, there’s no protection of Islam. There is protection of Muslims who are being persecuted for being Muslim. There’s a big-a*s difference between promoting a religion and defending people’s right to practice it. Persecution over religious choice is illegal in the USA. Religious freedom is literally a founding feature of the country. The problem is that the nutbag conservative xtians think that the only acceptable religion is their own. They would turn the USA into a theocracy if they could.

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    Petra Christovová
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, better covering over the paintings than the real people as some other religion I won´t name.

    Mewton’s Third Paw
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s difficult to understand s****y points. That’s why I asked you a question to clarify. But you were too butthurt even for that.

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    Full Name
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    5 years ago

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    I find it interesting that almost all the commenters on here are really irate about this censorship, yet show only a small fraction of that same incredulousness when it comes to the constant silencing/censoring of (un-extreme) viewpoints at mainstream universities all over North America. I don't see any difference.

    Felix Feline
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    5 years ago

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    I call shenanigans! That book is sold at elementary school book sales everywhere, including public schools, and the pictures are not censored. Someone just took a black marker to this book to make a point.

    Mewton’s Third Paw
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don’t lie when the evidence of your lie is still available for people to see. You straight up thought that the person who was against the school did this to make a point, not that the school itself did it. You can admit to being wrong or confused, it makes you seem smarter than holding on to an obvious lie.

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